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“He’s a real man,” Anthony said of Jacob in a Twitter post following the ask, “given that he has the guts to fulfill my gay student council dream of always helping out planning dances, and never getting asked. I couldn’t ask for a better person in my life.”

“I decided on going to prom alone because my original date idea didn’t work out so well,” explained Jacob to NewNowNext.com. “Then one night I saw Anthony, who is my best friend, tweeting about wanting a date.”

After that, Jacob decided to initiate a secret promposal surprise, and asked his friend Mia to help him make the poster for the big moment. The following day Anthony, who was busy selling prom tickets as a member of the student council, walked upstairs after their lunch period to find the gargantuan sign waiting for him. “I saw this giant poster and assumed it was for another person—until I read ‘You’re hella gay.’”